Hotels are Joining Hands
Recently, ChildSafe was thrilled to hear that four like-minded partners – including ChildSafe Business Jaya House River Park Siem Reap – had joined forces to create ‘Hotels Joining Hands’, an initiative to provide at least 400 meals per day to people in need in Siem Reap.
The Best Way to Help Street Kids on Your Holiday
If you’ve ever travelled to developing countries before, you’ve no doubt come across children begging for money, or even survival, in some big cities like Phnom Penh or Siem Reap. You’d have to have a heart of stone not to be moved by the look of hopelessness and despair in the eyes of a child, as he or she just needs a dollar or two to help them go to school.
ChildSafe in the Philippines – a Partnership for Protection!
ChildSafe has continued to raise awareness internationally, through partnerships in the Philippines we can continue to promote child protection and increase awareness. Estimates have put the number of child victims of sexual exploitation in the country at 100,000, many of whom are trafficked internally from rural areas to major urban areas. They often end up in high risk and abusive situations which can include prostitution and online sexual exploitation and are particularly open to exploitation by sex tourists.
ChildSafe Training Launched in Vietnam
With local ChildSafe trainers already based in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand – only Vietnam was missing from our regional travel and tourism activities. New partnerships will offer businesses the opportunity to join our international network of ChildSafe businesses.
Responsible Travel
Responsible travel is one of the big trends of 2019. Once a niche part of the tourism sector, responsible travel is becoming increasingly mainstream. Yet with so many components that fall under this term it can be difficult to get a single definition for responsible travel.
ChildSafe Experience Escape Room
Attempt the Escape Game ...to become a #ChildSafeHero Why you should try the ChildSafe Escape Game An Escape Game is a fun, team activity where participants must solve a series of puzzles and riddles to escape the room before the time runs out. Each...
Donating blood as a positive voluntourism option
Positive voluntourism: donate blood Want to give back on your travels? Have you thought of donating blood? Globally, students, tourists, expats and community members are seeking ways to make a difference and give-back to communities. Unfortunately many...
Introducing the first ChildSafe Space
ChildSafe Space: An industry first Introducing the first ever ChildSafe Space - a space where locals, foreigners , businesses, social projects and artists can interact in a truly child protective environment. ChildSafe brings people, industry and the...
Our #EverydayHeroes
Our #ChildSafeHeroes WHEN CHILD PROTECTION IS EMBRACED BY SPECIAL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ‘Hero’ comes from the Greek word hērōs meaning ‘protector’ or ‘defender’. Two words couldn’t be more suited to describe our #ChildSafeHeroes, the many staff...
ChildSafe Community Based Tourism in Thailand
Making Community Based Tourism ChildSafe An industry first: ChildSafe Community Based Tourism in Thailand You may already have heard of Community-based Tourism (CBT). It’s part of a growing trend within the tourism industry of experiential products offering direct...
Child welfare a crucial component to any voluntourism experience.
Child welfare in any voluntourism experience ChildSafe story from Animal Experience International. There is an old saying in the entertainment business that states ‘never work with animals and children.’ Presumably lumped together as ‘difficult’ entities, what this...
ChildSafe Movement and G Adventures – Partners in Protection
ChildSafe Movement and G Adventures – Partners in Protection We at ChildSafe Movement are delighted with the recent recognition of leading travel business G Adventures as the first ChildSafe Certified Global Travel Organization. Certification involved a stringent...
Alternative Care Conference
ALTERNATIVE CARE CONFERENCE Cambodia, and recognition of the work of 3PC partners there, was very much in the spotlight at the recent International Conference on Alternative Care held in Geneva, Switzerland, at the beginning of the month. In attendance were Government...
“The Voluntourist” – A Q&A With The Director
“THE VOLUNTOURIST” A Q&A With The Director Following the screening and discussion of the documentary 'The Voluntourist', our team took the opportunity to ask the movie’s director, Chloe, a few questions. Back in August the Kaliyan Mith ChildSafe team organized a...
ChildSafe Story – Camboticket
CHILDSAFE STORY Camboticket We talked with Camboticket, a Cambodian travel start-up, about their involvement in the ChildSafe Movement. 1 | How did you first learn about the ChildSafe Movement? We came in touch with Friends International because we wanted to feature...
ChildSafe Story – Advance Construction
CHILDSAFE STORY Advance Construction We talked with Advance Construction, the first ChildSafe Certified construction company about their involvement in the ChildSafe Movement. How did you first learn about the ChildSafe Movement? I became aware of Childafe through The...
Cross-border Child Protection
CROSS-BORDER CHILD PROTECTION We work both in Bangkok, and on the Thai/Cambodia border at the Aranyaprathet/Poipet crossing, the scene of this particular child protection incident. “It was late afternoon when Vuthy, who is the Peuan Peuan Aranyaprathet Manager, gave...
THINK – Support Families, Not Orphanages
THINK FAMILIES, NOT ORPHANAGES Did you know that 80% of children in institutions worldwide are not orphans? When we launched our ‘Children Are Not Tourist Attractions’ campaign with the support of UNICEF back in 2011 we hoped it would raise awareness and prompt...